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Ticket scalpers circumvent rules prohibiting resale Ticket scalping is legal in the state of Oregon but the University prohibits it on the school's property By Ali Shaughnessy Senior News Reporter Football tickets. With the approach of the Civil War football game on Saturday, those two words are worth as much as $500 a pair. However, the place to get these revered tickets is not through the Uni versity ticket office, but rather, through classified advertisements, eBay and people standing on the comer. Ticket scalping is legal in Oregon, aunougn tne University prohibits scalpers from standing on Uni versity property while trying to sell tickets, Assistant Ath letics Director Dave Williford said. We will certainly not 1 allow (ticket scalping) to ' happen on Athletic De partment or University property, he said, adding that when a scalper is spotted, he or she is asked to leave the premises im mediately. That doesn't stop the determined, however. University junior Sonja Greene crosses the Autzen footbridge for al most every football game, and said she notices more and more scalpers each time. "It's frustrating, being hustled, when all 1 want to do is get to the game, "she said. Although Oregon does not have a law restricting ticket scalping, several states do. Illinois enacted the Ticket Scalping Act, which states it is unlawful for any person to sell, barter or exchange ad mission tickets at any other place than in a box office or on the premises of the event. California also prohibits ticket scalping at events under California Pe nal Code Section 346, which states: "Any person who ... sells a ticket of admission to (an) entertainment event, which was obtained for the purpose of resale, at any price which is in excess of the prices that is print ed or endorsed upon the ticket, while on the grounds of or in the stadium, arena, theatre, or other place where an event for which admission tickets are sold ... is guilty of a misdemeanor. * Jan Bohman, community relations manager for the city of Eugene, said ticket scalping has never appeared to be a significant problem in Eugene. Bohman added that she was not aware of the Eugene City Council ever raising the issue. Greene said ticket scalping is an issue that needs to be brought to the attention of everyone, City Council included. "It's ridiculous that people are mak ing hundreds of dollars in profits from students," she said. Greene added that she thought the worst onense was wnen ticket scalpers tried to sell student tickets. Michael, a ticket scalper who didn't want his last name printed, has been selling tickets for the past five years. It started when he couldn't go to a basketball game, and he ended up selling his ticket for a $ 15 profit. If students want to get tickets, they need to get up early and stand in line," Michael said. "If I beat them to it then it's well within my rights to do as I chose with the ticket." Williford said a big concern with buying a ticket from a scalper is the possibility of the ticket being fake. Oregon State University is looking to create electronic student tickets within the next two years, Oregon State's Director of Ticket Operations Matt Arend said. The ticket would be electronically transferred to a student's identifica tion card, which the student would then use to get into the game. Arend said the process, which is already be ing used at Stanford and Ohio State University, will help eliminate the scalping of student tickets. Both Russ Blunck, sports informa tion director at Western Oregon Uni versity, and Rich Rosenthal, sports in formation director at Southern Oregon University, said ticket scalping is not a problem at their universities. Contact the crime/ health/safety reporter at alishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com. *.$<*? WU»« **■<«« >»*♦<»<£■ 5 ‘ “m!!* ‘”s** CAMPUS BUZZ Monday Ecological design lecture, 5:15 p.m., 206 Lawrence Hall. Local energy expert John Reynolds presents a slide-illustrated speech on his newest book, “Courtyards: Aesthetic, Social and Thermal Delight." Reynolds was named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects this year and elected a fellow of the American Solar Energy Society in 2000. advertise. get results, call 346-3712. OREGON DAILY EMERALD North Campus 579 E. Broadway 686-1166 South Campus. 2870 E. Willamette 686-1600 STUDENT ID SPECIALS * Show Your Student ID • Order by Number X-LARGE 1-TOPPING The Big New Yorker MEDIUM 3-TOPPING Pan, Thin ’N Crispy or Hand Tossed STICKS N WINGS 10 Breadsticks, 12 Wings X-LARGE 3-TOPPING The Big New Yorker E MEDIUM 1-TOPPINGS Pan, Thin ’N Crispy or Hand Tossed STICKS N WINGS 10 Breadsticks, 24 Wings .$999 .$999 .$999 $1199 $1199 $1199 FREE 2-Liter of Soda with Any Above Order! Delivery charges may apply M /TsJ } iW (»' UuuJ0u yJjT' fljQ} i i * i 11 w i 1 \ /I i 7»v ] LiJllll I*1 (1 M 4 W* 1 L 4 P ; Interviews Held On Campus: Nov. 25 Place: EMU Time: 1 1MB 10 a.m. to 3 p.m L MV 1IH—IIIU II III WliiliiiT O v a •
